Field and remote observations to determine the environmental impact of agrarian reform in the Brazilian midwest

2Citations
Citations of this article
23Readers
Mendeley users who have this article in their library.

Abstract

Brazil’s Midwest is composed of four biomes, the Cerrado (Brazilian savannah), predominant in the region; the Pantanal, the largest irrigated plain on the planet; the Amazon biome; and the Atlantic Forest. The Midwest is the largest producer of grains and livestock in Brazil, activities that have a negative impact on environmental preservation. Agrarian reform redistributes land and reinforces small family farming, which many authors consider as favorable to environmental protection. The objective of this study is to characterize the impact of agrarian reform on environmental preservation and agriculture on each biome of the Brazilian Midwest. Fifty-four settlements were surveyed using direct observation and Landsat images available for the year 2014. QGIS software 2.8 Wien was applied to calculate NDVI and NDWI vegetation indices to classify areas of agriculture, pasture, and environmental preservation. Pasture and savannah land occupy the largest areas in all biomes, with the main human activity based on livestock. Most settlements in the Midwest lead to small-scale activities such as dairy farming and polyculture, practices that differ from large-scale farming based on monoculture, and are more favorable to environmental protection.

References Powered by Scopus

NDWI - A normalized difference water index for remote sensing of vegetation liquid water from space

4967Citations
N/AReaders
Get full text

Vegetation water content mapping using Landsat data derived normalized difference water index for corn and soybeans

690Citations
N/AReaders
Get full text

Vegetation water content estimation for corn and soybeans using spectral indices derived from MODIS near- and short-wave infrared bands

427Citations
N/AReaders
Get full text

Cited by Powered by Scopus

Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Agriculture, Industrial Operations, and Mining on Agro-Ecosystems

5Citations
N/AReaders
Get full text

Special volume on Biodiversity at the AABC

1Citations
N/AReaders
Get full text

Register to see more suggestions

Mendeley helps you to discover research relevant for your work.

Already have an account?

Cite

CITATION STYLE

APA

Bacarji, A. G., Vilpoux, O. F., & Paranhos Filho, A. C. (2020). Field and remote observations to determine the environmental impact of agrarian reform in the Brazilian midwest. Anais Da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, 92(3), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1590/0001-3765202020180973

Readers over time

‘20‘21‘22‘23‘24‘25036912

Readers' Seniority

Tooltip

PhD / Post grad / Masters / Doc 5

63%

Researcher 2

25%

Professor / Associate Prof. 1

13%

Readers' Discipline

Tooltip

Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4

57%

Environmental Science 2

29%

Social Sciences 1

14%

Save time finding and organizing research with Mendeley

Sign up for free
0